This Day, That Year

Item from Nov 1, 1988, in China Daily: State-run bookstores have been suffering from a sales plunge and a shortage of funds. ...

Last year, Chinese people read eight books on average, a small rise over previous years that may be attributed in part to the spread of mobile technology, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication.

The report also noted that more Chinese adults are now reading. Most of them are also readers of digital content.